Spread over a 55 sq. km zone of woods on the Western Ghats, the Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary is among the finest of its kind in Kerala. It plays host to an intriguing cluster of widely ied vegetation and is among the most pleasant areas in Kannur locale. The whole zone is shrouded in tropical and semi evergreen woods and is a really riveting sight. One can notice crowds of elephants, gaur, sambar, spotted deer, yapping deer, Nilgiri Langur, Hanuman Langur and the Malabar Giant Squirrel. It is additionally renowned for the tremendous measure of butterfly species found here. A large portion of these are endemic toward the Western Ghats. The woodland is tranquil and numerous trekking choices are accessible also.